Chapter 7

An Act relating to unclaimed contents of safety deposit
boxes upon death of lessee;
amending K.S.A. 1996 Supp. 9-1504 and repealing the existing
section.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:

Section 1. K.S.A. 1996 Supp. 9-1504 is hereby amended to read
as
follows: 9-1504. In the event the sole lessee or all lessees in
joint tenancy
named in the lease agreement covering a safe deposit box rental
shall die,
the safe deposit box may be opened, forcibly if necessary, at any
time
thereafter, in the presence of persons claiming to be interested in
the
contents thereof, by two employees of the lessor, one of whom shall
be
an officer of the lessor. Such employees may remove all instruments
of a
testamentary nature and deposit the same with the district court,
taking
its receipt therefor. The employees in their discretion may deliver
life
insurance policies therein contained to the beneficiaries named in
such
policies, and any deed to a cemetery lot and any burial
instructions found
therein to the appropriate parties.

Any and all other contents of such box so opened shall be kept
and
retained by the bank, trust company or safe deposit company and
shall
be delivered only to the parties legally entitled to the same.
In the event
no person claims to be interested in the contents of such box
within 60
days after the death of the lessee, the lessor may open the box by
forcible
entry and remove the contents and deliver the same to the district
court,
subject to the payment of rentals, of expenses, and
repairs.In the event
no person claims to be interested in the contents of such box
within 60
days after the death of the lessee, the lessor may open the box by
forcible
entry and remove all instruments of a testamentary nature and
deposit

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the same with the district court, subject to payment of
rentals, expenses
and repairs.

Sec. 2. K.S.A. 1996 Supp. 9-1504 is hereby repealed.

Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and
after its
publication in the statute book.